NHSRC partners with Anna Univeristy in healthcare technology

NHSRC , a technical support institution under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is in the process of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development, Anna University. The MoU was approved by NHSRC and Anna University Syndicate.Updated: October 27, 2015, 14:48 IST

NHSRC (National Health Systems Resource Centre), a technical support institution under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is in the process of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development, Anna University. The MoU was approved by NHSRC and Anna University Syndicate.

HCT (Division of Healthcare Technology) is South East Asia's only WHO Collaborating Centre for Priority Medical Devices & Health Technology Policy, under NHSRC. It supports government on a wide range of technological issues such as formulation of technical specifications of medical devices procured under National Health Mission, implementation of biomedical equipment maintenance program across all levels of public health facilities, identification and uptake of product innovations, setting up of device testing laboratories, price fixation of life saving medical devices and health technology assessment (HTA).

Forging Partnerships

HCT has rapidly proliferated into technical partnerships with India's best research institutes to provide technical support on medical technology to the Indian government. It already has in place MoUs with leading scientific institutions such as SAMEER-DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology), IIT-Ropar, National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development; CSIR-CSIO; Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, National Innovation Foundation, Hindustan Life care Limited as well as other empanelled knowledge partners from private sector including testing laboratories. The division is also an institutional member of INAHTA and is country's first WHO Collaborating Centre for Medical Devices & Health Technologies.

Anna University’s National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development (NHHID)

Go Indigenous, Serve Mankind

National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development (NHHID) is a DST-TDT and Anna University’s joint initiative to build indigenous technology capabilities in healthcare instrumentation for availability of medical & healthcare devices at affordable cost to fulfill local needs. Accordingly, NHHID is driven by the motto “Go Indigenous, Serve Mankind”. Anna University’s high diversity of more than hundred science and engineering and technology disciplines rarely seen in technical education and research, provides great potential for clinicians and industries to be utilized in developing healthcare devices. Further, IPR, technology transfer and commercialization facilities available at Anna University make it possible for laboratory ideas to reach market & public.

In building nation-wide networking, NHHID partners with major players in shaping the future of Indian healthcare, like NHSRC for synergistic outcome. Accordingly, AU-NHHID is entering into an MoU with NHSRC.

This MoU will help open-up the avenues in exploring the following wide range of scopes:

(i) Conducting joint need-assessment and comprehensive-assessment of health technologies as identified by either partner(ii) Supporting indigenous medical technology by building partnership networks between research institutes, hospitals and industry for clinical evaluation, product validation and technology commercialization for affordable and quality healthcare(iii) Assistance in undertaking joint activities for advancement of post market surveillance for medical devices(iv) Conducting joint workshops, seminars for capacity building in identified areas of work(v) Develop an ecosystem that focus on healthcare technology innovations.(vi) Assistance in Testing/Calibration of medical instruments(vii)Joint project proposals(viii) Conducting programmes to foster healthcare technology(ix) Assistance in the formulation of Health Technology policies(x) Any other area within the mandate of NHSRC and NHHID in the field of healthcare technologies

Unlocking InnovationThe memorandum of understanding is being signed between the two institutions to improve over a lot of things. It includes progressive uptake of indigenous technologies & innovations in public health, capacity building through training programs, strengthening of the innovation and research ties, boosting the R&D sector, and for knowledge transfer from academia to policy. The collaboration itself is no less than a trend setter in the field of health technology advancement and innovations uptake and therefore makes this a win-win partnership.

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